One-step synthesis of cobalt-doped MoS2 nanosheets as bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting under both acidic and alkaline conditions

• DOI: 10.1039/c8cc00766g
• Publication Date: 2018-03-20T00:33:51Z
• Authors: Qizhong Xiong; Xian Zhang; Haojie Wang; Guoqiang Liu; Guozhong Wang; Haimin Zhang; Huijun Zhao
• Keywords: Chemical sciences; 02 engineering and technology; Other chemical sciences not elsewhere classified; 0210 nano-technology; 7. Clean energy

Cobalt covalent doping in MoS2 effectively regulates its electronic structure to decrease the hydrogen adsorption free energy for high HER and simultaneously contributes additional catalytic active sites for the OER.